“The guy who has filed for sixteen patents during the year, had once applied for a job in this company, and was rejected. Is this true?”
“He was not seen as the right cultural fit for our company.” The HR Manager wiped the sweat on his brow, as he answered the CEO’s sharp questions.
“Typecasting people creates a lot of unconscious bias, which is detrimental to the interest of an organization. How do we plan to overcome that – by sensitivity training or replacing recruiters who are not the right fit?”
The glint in the CEO’s eyes appeared to be foreboding.
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Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw just last week gave a speech where she said, “People hire people who look like them. And that’s the problem.”
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It just proves the point 🙂 Thanks, Dyanne!
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This makes quite the 6 statement! Great one!
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Thanks a lot, Lisa!
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Typecasting, profiling, both totally unproductive and as you demonstrative in your story, detrimental. Not only did the company miss out on a potentially profitable employee, but the HR Mgr. is more than likely going to lose his job.
Very good, albeit, sobering Six Sentence!
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Thank you, Denise!
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Power corrupts, and when you wield power over who gets hired…
Well done!
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Thanks!
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I like where you took SIX this week.
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Thank you, Susan!
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being typecast is always detrimental to the person applying it…. employing (multiple) perspectives, however, can totally enhance understanding
thoughtful Six
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Thank you, Clark!
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Excellent council, Reena Diversity always broadens a perspective, never narrows.
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That is a value-adding statement. Thanks so much!
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Oh, dear. It looks like someone is going to be looking for a new job. Good SSS.
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Thank you, Pat!
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It’s funny how great minds think on similar paths! Types are generally unfair. Good six
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